disturbing
[ dih-stur-bing ]
/ dɪˈstɜr bɪŋ /
adjective
upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
OTHER WORDS FROM disturbing
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Definition for disturbing (2 of 2)
disturb
[ dih-sturb ]
/ dɪˈstɜrb /
verb (used with object)
to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
to interfere with; interrupt; hinder: Please do not disturb me when I'm working.
to interfere with the arrangement, order, or harmony of; disarrange: to disturb the papers on her desk.
to perplex; trouble: to be disturbed by strange behavior.
verb (used without object)
to cause disturbance to someone's sleep, rest, etc.: Do not disturb.
Origin of disturb
1175–1225; Middle English
disto(u)rben, disturben < Anglo-French
disto(u)rber, desturber < Latin
disturbāre to demolish, upset, equivalent to
dis-
dis-1 +
turbāre to confuse
OTHER WORDS FROM disturb
dis·turb·er, noun pre·dis·turb, verb (used with object)Example sentences from the Web for disturbing
British Dictionary definitions for disturbing (1 of 2)
disturbing
/ (dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ) /
adjective
tending to upset or agitate; troubling; worrying
Derived forms of disturbing
disturbingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for disturbing (2 of 2)
disturb
/ (dɪˈstɜːb) /
verb (tr)
to intrude on; interrupt
to destroy or interrupt the quietness or peace of
to disarrange; muddle
(often passive)
to upset or agitate; trouble
I am disturbed at your bad news
to inconvenience; put out
don't disturb yourself on my account
Derived forms of disturb
disturber, nounWord Origin for disturb
C13: from Latin
disturbāre, from
dis-
1 +
turbāre to confuse